Guidepost
The Guidepost appears in Devil May Cry 2, in which clauses from it are quoted as the profile for each mission. There is a "Guidepost for the Hunter" for Dante and a "Guidepost for the Protector" for Lucia.
| Clause | Guidepost for the Hunter | Guidepost for the Protector |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue | ||
| Clause 7 | The decayed king dreams of ultimate throne of a god and its incomparable power. So he builds an altar to summon the spirits of darkness, the minions of destruction. Only ones who face him are: the hunter guided by the dark blood and the guardian of unpardoned birth. |
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| Chapter 1 | ||
| Clause 3 | Toward the north, the hunter of dark blood will realize his destiny. | Toward the south, the protector will find the time. |
| Clause 8 | The aerial heart will give the hunter the chance to reach the skies. | The aerial heart will give the protector the chance to reach the skies. |
| Chapter 2 | ||
| Clause 4 | The key to the next journey begins and ends with death. | |
| Chapter 4 | ||
| Clause 5 | She has many arms but only one heart, as she waits for the hunter deep in the water. | She has many arms but only one heart, as she waits for the protector deep in the water. |
| Chapter 5 | ||
| Clause 1 | To seek and destroy, the hunter must ride north. | |
| Clause 4 | Close to your eyes, but far-off in your mind, the hunter must learn the value of options. | |
| Clause 6 | Dodge flame tubes and navigate through the cracked city streets so that when the time comes, your path will be shown. | |
| Chapter 6 | ||
| Clause 2 | Its extremities reach the sky. Its intestines reflect the color of darkness. Its name means a tower of misery. | |
| Chapter 7 | ||
| Clause 1 | A meeting of power shall end in conflict. | The protector must rise to confront destiny head-on. |
| Clause 9 | The challenger shall rise, while the king evades. | |
| Chapter 8 | ||
| Clause 2 | The hunter will discover the purity of speed. | |
| Clause 4 | The protector, the king, and the truth. | |
| Chapter 9 | ||
| Clause 1 | An unholy sanctuary lies in the underground of the north end and it is waiting for the hunter to visit. | |
| Clause 2 | Holy and filthy at the same time, some mysteries should be extinguished. | |
| Clause 3 | Two lights will open the sealed door and guide the hunter to the deep underground. | |
| Clause 6 | He wields a spear and is obeyed by the wolves. His single eye possesses knowledge and hate. He is the one who brings misfortune. | |
| Clause 9 | When the hunter and the protector meet, the last mystery will be given and received. | Defeat the prisoner in the abyss and hand the hunter the mysterious vessel. |
| Chapter 10 | ||
| Clause 3 | The hunter will learn to feel with a leap of faith. | |
| Clause 5 | To prove its own identity, the protector points a blade toward the decayed king. | |
| Chapter 11 | ||
| Clause 7 | Four lights will open the door to the future and the past. | Four lights will open the sealed door, but will also invite the creepy to play. |
| Clause 9 | They swarm like clouds and desperately seek the hunter's dark blood. | The swarm like clouds and desperately seek the protector's blood. |
| Chapter 12 | ||
| Clause 1 | Chaos ripens as the hunter runs toward the sky. | |
| Clause 3 | The protector scales the skyscraper believing in its own reason for existence. | |
| Clause 9 | Evil must be opposed and destroyed. | |
| Chapter 13 | ||
| Clause 1 | The hunter shall surpass all who came before him. | The path to forgiveness is cleaned with blood. |
Trivia[]
- In Devil May Cry 2 2002 TRIAL ver. source of the quotes is given as the Book of Forbidden Psalms (禁詩篇 Kinshihen?) instead, the clauses are also different.